Okelele Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Okelele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Okelele Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1951:236,82016,541
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Okelele (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Okelele Demographics

Okelele Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 6 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Okelele Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okelele Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Okelele is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Okelele? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,108,016th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Okelele are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 236,820. In Kenya Okelele is primarily concentrated in: Busia County, where 74 percent live and Bungoma County, where 26 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 10 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Okelele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Okelele surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akelele8650/
Okolele867/
Okelole863/
Ekelele862/
Okalele862/
Ukelele862/
Okelela861/
Oikelole801/
Akeleli7189/
Akelile7125/
Akalele7121/
Akelela711/
Akolele711/
Akilele711/
Okileli711/
Okoelahlle711/
Akhilele67148/
Akhalele671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Okelele
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